What is the crime rate in st albans?

As of March 2026, st albans has an annual crime rate of 70.02 per 1,000 residents, based on 944 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does st albans rank nationally for crime?

st albans ranks #173 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in st albans?

The most common crime type in st albans is Violence & Sexual Offences with 265 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 28.1% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Hertfordshire Constabulary Police

st albans Crime Intelligence Report

st albans recorded 944 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 5.97 per 1,000 residents. This places st albans at #173 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 10.0% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 0.3% higher.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

944

trending_up +10.0% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

70.02per 1k

Moderate

National Safety

#125of 330

Ranked by annual rate

Hertfordshire

#4rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Crime Incident

Area Boundary

Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Colnbrook Close Map	Other theft: 32	32
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 21	21
On or near Parking Area Map	Shoplifting: 20 Robbery: 1	20
On or near Petrol Station Map	Shoplifting: 10 Other crime: 3 Public order: 2	10
On or near Shopping Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 12 Theft from the person: 2	12
On or near Parking Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 11 Public order: 2	11
On or near Petrol Station Map	Other theft: 11	11
On or near Twyford Road Map	Shoplifting: 11	11
On or near St Paul'S Place Map	Shoplifting: 9	9
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 7	7

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

944 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

265

28.1%

Anti-social Behaviour

188

19.9%

Shoplifting

112

11.9%

Other Theft

9.5%

Vehicle Crime

7.5%

Criminal Damage & Arson

7.5%

Burglary

4.4%

Public Order

3.6%

Other Crime

2.8%

Drug Offences

2.5%

Theft from Person

1.1%

Bicycle Theft

0.6%

Robbery

0.4%

Weapons Possession

0.1%

Stop & Search

March 2026

670

Total Stops

12.7%

Arrest Rate

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

365

Article for use in theft

158

Offensive weapons

Stolen goods

Articles for use in criminal damage

Firearms

Psychoactive substances

Game or poaching equipment

Outcome

A no further action disposal444

Arrest85

Community resolution79

Not recorded53

Caution (simple or conditional)5

Summons / charged by post2

Khat or Cannabis warning2

Gender

Male328

Other262

Female61

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

71.1%

White

14.8%

Black

10.9%

Asian

3.1%

Other

Stop & search data published by Hertfordshire Constabulary under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

20 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	London Colney	115	128.5
2	St Peters	138	123.7
3	Cunningham	62	107.8
4	Sopwell	68	97.9
5	Park Street	61	72.7

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Harpenden South	17	2.3
shield	Harpenden North & Rural	27	3.3
shield	Marshalswick West	8	1.2
shield	St Stephen	47	3.3
shield	Harpenden East	28	3.0

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +10.0%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +0.3%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.5%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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